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St Johnstone 0 Falkirk 3: Latapy magic inspires Falkirk stroll

THE scoreline may suggest business as usual for Falkirk after their surprising and comprehensive Scottish Cup defeat by Clyde. In fact, it barely does justice to the utterly routine nature of this victory. They came, they scored, they went away with all three points.

If John Hughes’s side’s healthy advantage at the top of the First Division is entirely warranted, so too is the bare statistic that St Johnstone, one of the pre-season favourites to challenge for the title, now sit a yawning 21 points in their wake. The Perth men may have looked upon this game as one last chance to rein in the runaway leaders. If so, they didn’t even get around to swinging the rope. A wonderful first-half strike by Russell Latapy, followed by two further goals after the interval from Pedro Moutinho and Darryl Duffy saw to that. “It was exactly what I asked for after